Separable button



March 28, 1950 q, 0, Bow; 2,502,034

SEPARABLE BUTTON Filed Dec. 6, 1946 INVENTQR. Gordon 0. 5010/6 A zfor-news Patented Mar. 28, 1950 UNITED SATES tries 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in separable buttons, and has asits primary object the provision of a device permanently secured to agarment on which buttons may be placed and removed at will.

Another object of this invention is a provision of such a button holdingdevice of the character described which'is adapted to be permanentlysecured to a garment, and a device which may remain on the garment atall times without becoming damaged through washing, dry cleaning, or thelike.

Another object of this invention resides in the provision of a device ofthe character described which is easily operable and adapts the buttonson a garment to be quickly and easily removed when the garment is to becleaned or washed, and a device which enables the buttons on the garmentto be replaced at will to match accessories to be worn with the garment.

Still another object of this invention is the provision of a new andnovel button holding device of the character described which is ofdurable, simple, and inexpensive design.

Further improvements and advantages of this invention will readilyappear to those skilled in the art when the following description isread in the light of the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the button holding device.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the garment securing means.

Fig. 3 is a back plan view of the button securing device.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the spring clip.

Fig. 5 is a vertical cross section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Figure 6 is a side elevation of one member of the button holderseparated from its companion member.

Figure 7 is a side elevation of the other member of the button holderseparated.

Fig. 8 is a front elevational view of another form of button holdingdevice.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in which like numeralsindicate similar parts throughout, A designates a flat, circularmetallic plate which is provided with raised spikes lcircuinferentiating the plate at a spaced distance inward of itscircumference, these spikes I being formed by punching out the platefrom the rear with a triangular punch. A raised hub 2 is centered on thefront of the plate A and comprises a circular boss with a hollowedcavity 3 extending inward from the front thereof. The plate A ispositioned behind the garment s at a position where a button is desiredand the garment is cut to receive the circular boss 2 therethrough. Whenthe boss 2 is inserted through the aperture 5 in the garment 4 the spikemembers I are forced through the garment at the apertures 6 providedtherefor.

A second member B being circular in shape and comprising a second platesimilar to plate A which has a turned-over edge 8 about itscircumference which forms a hooked end thereon, the open side of saidhooked end being inwardly disposed toward the garment 4. This hook aboutthe circumference of the plate l is adapted to receive the spikes I ofthe plate A when they are disposed through the garment t in such a clampas to securely fasten the second member B to the face or front of thegarment at such a position where a button is desired.

The plate I is flanged outwardly to form a raised hub 9 which ishollowed out within to form the two chambers It and ii of diiferentdiameters. An aperture i2 is provided in the outer face of the raisedhub 9 which extends from the center of the hub 53 in a slot design toone edge of the circumference thereof.

A circular spring l3 having one end turned inwardly toward the centralarea thereof, and the second end bent angularly inwardly toward thecentral area thereof to be bent again upwardly to form a V-shaped endl3a thereon within the area of the circle formed by the spring !3. Thespring I3 is adapted to be slightly compressed so as to be easilypositioned within the slot H, its resiliency maintaining it in such aposition so that the V-shaped end Isa thereof extends across the slottedaperture l2 thereby restricting said slot.

A button Hi having a shaft 15 carried by the center thereof and a shafthead it affixed thereto is adapted to be moved into the slot I2 with thehead I6 positioned in the aperture ill and the shaft l5 in the aperturedslot l 2, the button itself extending outward and beyond the face of hub9.

When the button is slidably moved into engagement with the hub 9 theV-shaped end 93a of the spring 83 offers a tensional resistance to theshaft l5 of the button, but when force is applied the shaft 55compresses the spring l3 sufi'iciently to allow the shaft to pass theapex of the V end l3a bringing it in a position in the center of hub 9.When the shaft l5 has been forced past the V-shaped end of the spring [3the resiliency of the spring causes the end l3a to return to itsrestrictive position in the slotted aperture l2 preventing the buttonfrom sliding out of the button holder without the exertion of forcethereon.

If the button holder B is affixed to the garment 4 so that the open endof the slotted aperture I2 is away from the opening of the garment whichis to be buttoned closed the stress on the button will be against thesolid side of the hub S and thereby eliminate the possibility of thebutton being forced past the V spring 93a.

It can thus be seen that the provision of a plurality of such buttonholders upon a garment in those positions where buttons are desired thatthe buttons can be easily removed from the garment to prevent theirbeing broken during the cleaning or washing of the garment, and that anattractive garment may be perfected when buttons are changed on thegarment to match the jewelry or accessories to be worn with the garment.

In Figure 8, the member B is provided with an ear 23 which is bentaround the straight part 2! 0f the spring it to restrain the latter fromaccidental shifting.

Having thus described and explained this invention that I desire toclaim in Letters Patent 1s:

A device for detachably securing a button to fabric, the fabric havingan opening at the point where the button is to be attached, said devicecomprising a thin flat plate arranged upon the inner face of the fabricadjacent to the opening including pointed elements carried by one sidethereof which pierce the fabric, the pointed elements being bent overupon the outer face of the fabric to secure the plate to the same, acentral upstanding outwardly extending boss secured to the plate andprojecting through the opening of the fabric and beyond the outer faceof the fabric, the boss having a recess formed in its outer end andextending through its side at one point, an outer thin substantiallyflat companion plate mounted upon the outer face of the fabric adjacentto the first-named plate and having its marginal edge formed forinterlocking engagement With the bent over pointed elements for securingthe outer companion plate to the fabric, a central upstanding tubularhub secured to the outer companion plate and projecting outwardlythereof, the tubular hub having a substantially fiat outer end providedwith a slot which extends through the side of the hub at one point, thhub having a central bore extending through the outer companion plateand receiving therein the up standing boss of the first-named plate, theouter end of the boss within the bore being spaced inwardly from theouter end of the hub, the bore of the hub between the outer ends of huband boss being enlarged for forming a chamber which is substantiallywider than the slot in the outer end of the hub, the side of the tubularhub having an opening the outer portion of which leads into the slot inthe outer end of hub, the inner portion of the opening in the side ofthe hub being enlarged and having substantially the same width as therecess of the boss and being arranged in communication with such recess,and a yielding element mounted within the chamber between the outer endsof the hub and boss and having a yielding retainer part projectingacross the slot in the outer end of the hub.

GORDON O. BOWIE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS rlumber Name Date 691,709 Murphy Jan. 21, 19022,080,379 Reiter May 11, 1937 2,134,037 Fenton Oct. 25, 1938 2,239,004Jung Apr. 22, 1941

